The Exceptional: Ray Rice on 4th-and-29

At the two-minute warning, the Ravens faced 4th-and-29 from their own 37-yard line. Quarterback Joe Flacco could not find a receiver deep to throw to, so he dumped it off to Ray Rice, who was standing at the 40-yard line.

Rice raced up the field, avoided a couple of tacklers, started across the field and gained 29.5 yards to give the Ravens a first down and new life. Six plays later, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker made a 38-yard field goal to send the game into overtime.

Tucker made another 38-yarder in overtime to give the Ravens an improbable 16-13 come-from-behind victory, but it was Rice’s 29-yard catch-and-run that will forever haunt the Chargers defense.

The Ugly: Mark Sanchez Butt Slide Fumble

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With the New York Jets down 14-0 to the New England Patriots early in the second quarter, Mark Sanchez had a play that was the epitome of the Jets season.

On 1st-and-10 from their own 31-yard line, there was a miscommunication between Sanchez and running back Shonn Greene. Sanchez had to keep the ball and started running back towards the line of scrimmage.

He ran straight into the backside of his guard Brandon Moore, was knocked backwards and fumbled the ball. It was recovered by the Patriots' Steve Gregory and returned for a touchdown.

To make matters worse, on the ensuing kickoff, Jets return man Joe McKnight fumbled the ball directly into the hands of Julian Edelman. Edelman returned the fumble for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 28-0 lead.

The Bad: Dolphins Ground Crew

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Late in the third quarter with the Miami Dolphins trailing the Seattle Seahawks 14-7, the Dolphins were driving to try and tie the game. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill had just picked up a first down with a 19-yard gain.

Just as the Dolphins were getting out of the huddle to run the next play, the stadium lawn sprinkler system was activated and started raining down water on the field. Some players got soaked, while others headed to the sidelines.

The game was delayed briefly while the sprinklers were turned off, but at least the crowd was amused while the crew worked hard to fix the problem.

The Bad: Packers Offensive Line

The Green Bay Packers offensive line was extremely inconsistent against the New York Giants. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sacked five times and suffered another seven quarterback hits.

Aaron Rodgers fumbled the ball on one of the sacks. He also threw an interception on a pass where he felt pressure, and the Giants almost had another interception when Rodgers was hit by Justin Tuck while throwing the ball. The ball fluttered in the air for a few seconds before Jermichael Finley came in to catch it before it hit the ground.

The O-line was also penalize five times. They were caught holding four times and penalized once for a false start. T.J. Lang struggle blocking in both the passing and running games, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers was never comfortable in the pocket.

The Ugly: Steelers Running Backs

Not only did each of the Pittsburgh Steelers running backs fumble the ball, they struggled to run the ball effectively against the Cleveland Browns.

The group of Isaac Redman, Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Dwyer and Chris Rainey rushed for combined 49 yards on 20 carries. That’s not helping an offense that is starting a third-string quarterback.

Rainey and Mendenhall each fumbled twice and each lost the ball once. Dwyer and Redman also fumbled the ball away once. The Steelers’ running backs group had more turnovers (four) than yards per carry (2.5).

The Bad: Cowboys' 1st-Half Offense

For the second consecutive week, the Dallas Cowboys offense was abysmal in the first half. On Thanksgiving, the Cowboys managed a single field goal in the first two quarters of action.

The Cowboys were held scoreless in the first have the previous week against the Cleveland Browns. Last week they were able to overcome a 13-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Browns in overtime, but their furious comeback fell short this week against the Washington Redskins.

Jason Garrett has to figure out why his team is not as effective in the first half of games but comes out on fire in the second half.

The Ugly: Saints Defense

The New Orleans Saints defense continues to struggle shutting down opposing offenses, and they still are dead last in total defense. The Saints are giving up over 450 yards of offense per game.

This week, they faced the San Francisco 49ers at home and allowed young Colin Kaepernick to lead the 49ers to his second consecutive victory. Kaepernick tossed a touchdown pass and rushed for another score in the 49ers' 31-21 win over the Saints.

The Saints defense was unable to get off the field when they needed a stop for Drew Brees and the offense. It will be difficult for the Saints to make the playoffs if their defense does not improve for the final five games.

The Bad: Chiefs Offense

The Kansas City Chiefs offense had sunk to new lows. They rank dead last in points scored on the season.

For the second game in a row, the Chiefs failed to score a touchdown. Last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Chiefs only managed to score two field goals.

This week against the Denver Broncos, all they could muster was three Ryan Succop field goals. The Chiefs rank dead last in scoring with 161 points in 11 games for an average of 14.6 points per contest.

Brady Quinn was no better than Matt Cassel at quarterback. Quinn finished with a 49.8 passer rating on 13-of-25 passing for 126 yards and one interception.

The Ugly: Ryan Lindley

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Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is going to have a difficult time convincing anyone he made the right decision to start quarterback Ryan Lindley.

Lindley was awful against the St. Louis Rams, and that is an understatement. He finished the game with an abysmal 44.7 passer rating on 31-of-52 passing for 312 yards. Those stats alone are serviceable; it was the four interceptions to zero touchdown passes that the Cardinals can do without.

If this is better than Kevin Kolb and John Skelton, the Cardinals are in a world of hurt.

The Good: Tom Brady

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Not to pile on the Jets, but in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we will end with another player in the good section. Tom Brady had a great performance on Thanksgiving as well, and we will end this week’s edition with his performance.

Brady finished with a near perfect 139.4 passer rating. He completed 18-of-28 passes for 323 yards with three touchdowns and zero turnovers. About the only thing that went wrong from Brady was his inability to eat the turkey leg awarded to him by the NBC broadcast crew.

He held it like it was the last thing on the planet he wanted to eat. Still, his performance on the field left the Jets looking like a bunch of turkeys.